Lehre

See also: lehre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lēre, from Old High German lēra, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną.

Akin to Dutch leer, English lore, Swedish lära. Related to German lehren and lernen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːʁə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: Leere, leere, lehre

Noun

Lehre f (genitive Lehre, plural Lehren)

  1. (religion) teaching, tenet
    Synonym: Dogma n
  2. apprenticeship
    Synonym: Ausbildung f
  3. doctrine
    Synonym: Doktrin f
  4. lesson
    Synonym: Lektion f
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎[1], number 25/2010, page 77:
      Es gilt deshalb, die richtigen Lehren aus der Krise zu ziehen, aus den Fehlern der Vergangenheit zu lernen, um die Zukunft zu sichern.
      Therefore it is necessary to draw the right lessons from the crisis, to learn from the mistakes of the past for securing the future.
  5. theory (system of knowledge related to one aspect of a field of study)
  6. science
    Synonym: Wissenschaft f
  7. jig, gauge (tool)

Declension

Declension of Lehre [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lehre die Lehren
genitive einer der Lehre der Lehren
dative einer der Lehre den Lehren
accusative eine die Lehre die Lehren

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Lehre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lehre” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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